Attachment clip for wall siding members



Jan. 7, 1958 c. JONES' 2,818,948

ATTACI-WIENT CLIP FOR WALL SIDING MEMBERS Filed Jan. 4, 1954 IN VEN TOR.

United States atent 2,818,948 ATTACHMENT CLIP FOR WALL SIDING MEMBERSClayton Jones, Jacksonville, Fla. Application January 4, 1954, SerialNo. 401,883 3 Claims. (Cl. 18988) My invention relates to attachmentclips for wall siding members and particularly contemplates an improvedclip adapted for permanent affixing to a wall surface which will serveto engage and support siding members in covering relation to the wall.

Clips in accord with my invention are particularly suited to theattachment of porcelain coated metal pan siding members to concretebuilding walls, although it will be understood that clips embodying myinvention may be used or adapted for other purposes.

A general object of my invention is to provide an improved clip forattaching objects to a wall.

An important object of my invention is to provide, in an attachmentclip, adjustment means whereby, after a portion of the clip is rigidlyand permanently affixed to a wall, the object-engaging portion of theclip may be readily raised or lowered to adjust the height at which theobject is supported.

A specific object of my invention is to provide a clip so arranged that,after the clip has been permanently aflixed to a wall, a portion of theclip may be swung to one side to permit the wall behind the clip to bechiseled or cut away in order to correct misalignment of the objectsupporting portion of the clip.

A desirable form of construction of buildings, particularly applicableto gasoline filling stations, small lunch rooms and the like, comprisesconcrete block or cast concrete walls faced on the weather side withmetal siding sections of a type generally referred to as pans. The pansare usually finished with a porcelain glaze or enamel surface which iseasily cleaned and which provides a permanent shiny white or coloredsurface. The pans are formed with peripheral side walls which space thebody of the pan about 1% inches from the rough concrete wall surface,and mounting flanges are formed along the inner edges of the side walls.in attaching the pans to the wall surface, some form of clip is providedwhich may be nailed or otherwise secured to the wall and which usuallyhas a hook or trough portion to receive and hold the flanges of thepans. Various difficulties are experienced in properly aligning theclips to support the pans in horizontal position, and in alignment withone another, and at the correct distance from the plane of the roughwall. After driving a nail through the clip and into the wall, forexample, it is often found that the clip is too high or too low, or thata small projection from the wall under the clip is holding the clip outslightly from the wall and not in alignment with other clips. It may benecessary, accordingly, to remove the clip from the wall and to relocateit, or to remove the clip, chisel off the projection and then to attemptto re-attach the clip using the old nail hole. Because of the requiredaccuracy of mounting of the pans, and the required strength of theattachment to the wall, a great deal of time is used in locating andrelocating the clips.

It is an object of my invention to provide a clip which may be readilyadjusted after attachment to the Wall, and which has a portion which maybe swung to one side after attachment to the wall to expose underlyingprojections for chiseling from the wall.

The novel features which I believe to be characteristic of my inventionare set forth with particularity in the appended claims. My inventionitself, however, both as to its organization and method of operation,together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best beunderstood by reference to the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation showing clips in accord with my inventionattached to a wall and in position to support wall siding pans, the pansbeing partially broken away;

2 is an isometric angle view of a clip in accord with Fig. l on anenlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the clip on the scale of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a side view of the clip on the scale of Fig. 2 as attached toa concrete wall and supporting siding pans, the wall and pans beingshown in fragmentary sections.

With reference to the drawing, Fig. 1 shows a clip 1 affixed to abuilding wall 2 by means of nail 3 and arranged to support pans l and 5in desired position on the wall. Pan 4 has a side wall 6 along itsbottom edge which turns inwardly toward the surface of wall 2 and whichcarries a flange "7 along its inner edge. Flange 7 extends downwardlyand is provided for the purpose of attaching pan a to the wall. Pan 5has a side wall 8 along its upper edge, and a flange 9 extendsdownwardly from the inner edge of side wall 8. The pans may furthercomprise side walls extending along the ends of the pans, such as sidewall it) of pan 5-, and flanges, such as flange 11, are preferablyprovided to strengthen the pans at this point.

Clip 1, which, in cooperation with other similar clips not shown, holdsthe pans 4 and 5 to the wall, comprises an upper member 12 and a lowermember 13, the members being adjustably connected to each other by abolt 14. The lower end of the lower member 13 is formed to provide anupturned lip l5 engaging around the lower edges of flanges '7 and 9. Lip15, in other words, provides a shallow trough into which the flanges maybe inserted. The lower member 13 is resiliently urged against the wallsurface by a leg portion 16 of the upper member, as hereinafter furtherdescribed.

A second clip it? is shown in Fig. l in position to support pans l8 and1% on the wall. it will be understood that a plurality of pans, in theusual case, will be mounted on the wall, and the pans may each beseveral feet in length and height, such as, for example, 3 feet by 3feet. When mounted, a horizontal joint or crevice 2d remains betweenpans arranged vertically one above the other, and a crevice 2]. existsbetween pans arranged side by side. The installation is completed byfilling in the joints or crevices and 21 between the pans with acaulking compound or similar substance. In the usual instance, each panwill be supported by two clips adjacent respective opposite ends of itslower flange i and by two clips similarly arranged with respect to itsupper flange 9. The upper flange 9 of a lower pan is, of course,supported by the same clips that are used to support the lower flange '7of the next higher pan. The pans may be of sheet metal having athickness of about one-sixteenth of an inch, and the crevices and 21between pans may be a small fraction of an inch in width. A clipembodying this invention for use with pans as described may be about 6inches in height and the upper and lower members of the clip may beformed of galvanized sheet steel of about onethirty-secondth of an inchin thickness.

Details of the clip of my invention will be apparent in Fig. 2, whereinit will be seen that the upper member 12 comprises a sheet metal memberbent to provide a fiat plate portion 22 adapted to be permanentlyafiixed against a building wall by means of a nail driven throughpreformed opening 23. The member is bent forwardly at the lower edge ofthe flat plate portion to form a shelf 24 at approximately right anglesto the plate portion, the front edge of the shelf 24 is bent downwardlyto form an IJJ apron portion 25, and a leg portion 16 inclines inwardlyand downwardly from the lower edge of the apron portion. The leg portionM is arranged to bear against the body portion 26 of lower member 13.The member 13 is formed at its lower edge to provide upstanding lipdefining a trough 27 for receiving the mounting flanges of the pans tobe supported. A ledge 28 extends outwardly from the upper end of member13 behind apron portion and under shelf portion 24 of the upper mem ber12. Adjusting screw 14, as later described, serves adjustably to connectshelf 24 and ledge 23 in adjustable spaced positions with respect to oneanother. The lower edge of leg portion 16 comprises a rounded notch 29proportioned to receive a protruded detent portion 3d of body member 26.

The clip of Fig. 2 is shown in front elevation in Fig. 3. After theplate portion 22 of the upper member has been rigidly afiixed to a wall,by nailing through opening 23, the lower member 13 may be swung from thefull line position to the position indicated by broken lines 13'. Inmoving from the aligned position into the position 13', the detent 3dmoves to one side out of notch 22, causing leg portion 16 to bendslightly outwardly away from the wall. After removal of any wallprojections which may have prevented the proper seating of bottom member13 against the wall, the bottom member is swung back into the alignedposition, as shown in full lines, and is retained in this positionunless and until intentionally forced to one side, the notch and detentcooperating to restrain misalignment. Certain portions of the clip asshown in Fig. 3 are identified by numerals corresponding to thoseapplied in Fig. 2 but without further description, it being understoodthat the description in connection with Fig. 2 applies equally to Fig.3. Numerals heretofore applied in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 refer to identicalparts in Fig. 4, as well, and the descriptions of the parts hereinaboveset forth apply equally to the disclosure of Fig. 4.

As seen in Fig. 4 the clip is attached to concrete wall 2 by means ofnail 3 which rigidly and permanently attaches flat plate portion 22 tothe wall. The nail 3 is preferably of a type designed for driving by apower driving device into concrete and designed to hold with maximumstrength in concrete, thereby to avoid any possibility of the clipworking loose over the years. Screw 14 extends through shelf portion 24of the upper member 12 and through ledge 28 of the lower member 13. Anut 31. is threaded on the lower end of bolt 14, and this nut ispreferably square or rectangular in configuration and proportioned to beonly slightly smaller than ledge 28. Rotation of bolt 14, accordingly,will not result in rotation of nut 31 and adjustments to the spacingbetween ledge 28 and shelf 24 are readily accomplished merely byrotating the bolt with a screw driver or the like. The flat body portion26 of the lower member is urged into contact with the wall surface byleg portion 16 of the upper member, and it is preferable that sufiicientresilience exist in shelf portion 24, apron portion 25 or leg portion16, or in all of these portions together, to permit detent 3th todeflect leg portion 16 in a direction away from the wall when it isdesired to move aside the lower member 13 as suggested in connectionwith Fig. 3. The resilient nature of the portions 24, 25 and 16, on theother hand, is such as to urge the lower member 13 firmly against thewall surface and to maintain member 13 in fixed position againstinadvertent or accidental displacement unless and until it isintentionally forced aside.

Fig. 4 shows clearly the function of lip 15 in retaining flange 9,carried by upper side wall 8 of pan 5, and flange 7, carried by lowerside wall 6 of pan 4. It will be immediately apparent that screwdriveradjustment of bolt 14 will raise and lower the trough 2'7 andconsequently raise and lower the pans 4 and 5.

While I have shown and described only certain preferred embodiments ofmy invention by way of illustration, many modifications will occur tothose skilled in the art, and I therefore wish to have it understoodthat I intend, in the appended claims, to cover all such modificationsas fall within the true spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. An object supporting clip of the class described comprising; an uppersheet metal member having a fiat portion adapted for permanentaffixation fiat against a wall surface, a shelf portion extendingoutwardly from the lower edge of said flat portion, an apron portionextending downwardly from the outer edge of said shelf portion and aninwardly and downwardly inclined leg portion extending from the loweredge of said apron portion; a lower member having a body portion, anoutwardly extending upper ledge portion, and an outwardly extendinglower trough portion adapted and arranged to receive a portion of theobject to be supported; said ledge portion being positioned behind saidapron portion; and an adjustable screw interconnecting said shelfportion of said upper member and said ledge portion of said lower memberin adjustable spaced positions, said leg portion being disposed to bearagainst said body portion of said lower member in a direction forceablyto retain said lower memoer against said wall surface.

2. A clip for attaching a siding section to a building wall, said clipcomprising a first member having means to attach a siding memberthereto, a second member adapted and arranged for permanent attachmentrigidly to said wall, adjustable screw connecting means supporting saidfirst member from said second member in vertically adjustable heightwith respect to said second member, resilient means connected with oneof said first and second members and bearing against the other one ofsaid first and second members in a direction to urge said first memberlaterally into engagement with the surface of said wall, and detentmeans cooperating between said leg means and said other one of saidfirst and second members effective normally to retain said first andsecond members in predetermined alignment with respect to each other.

3. An object supporting clip of the class described comprising; an uppersheet metal member having a fiat portion adapted for permanentaffixation flat against a wall surface, a shelf portion extendingoutwardly from the lower edge of said fiat portion, an apron portionextending downwardly from the outer edge of said shelf portion and aninwardly and downwardly inclined leg portion extending from the loweredge of said apron portion; a lower member having a body portion, anoutwardly extending upper ledge portion, and an outwardly extendinglower trough portion adapted and arranged to receive a portion of theobject to be supported; said ledge portion being positioned behind saidapron portion; an adjustable screw interconnecting said shelf portion ofsaid upper member and said ledge portion of said lower member inadjustable spaced positions, said leg portion being disposed to bearagainst said body portion of said lower member forceably to retain saidlower member against said wall surface, said leg portion being notched;and a detent protrusion extending outwardly from said body portion andremovably engaged within said notch of said leg portion and effective torestrain said lower member against displacement of said lower member outof alignment with said upper member.

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